'My Republican Colleagues Want To Demonize Higher Education': Mark Takano Blasts GOP

At a House Education Committee hearing about President Biden's student loan forgiveness program late last month, Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) questioned witnesses.

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[ruthnovena]

no one has to do that. Higher Education is doing it all on it's own.

[garybest]

Higher education has become modern day asylums.

[John-jlde]

They took the loan, they owe the loan. The taxpayer didn't take the loan. What don't you understand?

[viriatalusitana]

Back then Education was not endoctrinating Marxist policy

[AlexReynard]

"My Republican Colleagues Want To Demonize Higher Education'"

Yes. And?

[robertboryk]

We don't want to pay for your "experience".

[danaustin]

College educated has become an insult due to failure of colleges to teach anything useful.

[arnoldlinder]

I grew up poor. I knew it would have been difficult if not impossible to attend and pay for college so I could not go. No one wanted to help me to go. I had to live my life the hard way, (work, work and work some more). Now, you want me to pay for someone else's college debt? Nowhere in there does this seem fair! I'm willing to and have helped others pay for their college. That was my choice! BUT, forcing me to pay for other peoples college debt from my taxes is just plain wrong! If you want to do it right, open a National go fund me college organization and take donations. Let it be a check box on peoples tax returns.

[CommonSense]

Why is it that none of these stuffed shirts want to talk about the outrageous increases in tuition and the huge endowments each of these public (ie State run) schools have? There are easy solutions that nobody wants to talk about.

[yepyep]

Republicans be like: 
"Reading don't never not done nothing for not none body. Never not no one, didn't about no reason not never. And by God they never ain't gonna' will!"

[ronaldnelson]

Democrat means you support Socialism. TRUMP 2024 !